Thanks to an ACL injury in Seattle’s divisional playoff win against the Panthers, he missed Super Bowl XLIX and all but one game in 2015. They finally came to fruition in March when the Bills acquired him for a package of draft picks headlined by a first-rounder that became LSU receiver Justin Jefferson.Minnesota saved $5.5 million in cap space by trading Diggs, but they may be hard-pressed to replace his production. The Cardinals were happy to accept Johnson’s $6 million dead money hit as part of the price Richardson parlayed a solid walk year in 2017 with the Seahawks (703 receiving yards, six touchdowns) that far surpassed what he’d done in his first three seasons into a five-year, $40 million deal with Washington. Griffen has been an important part of Minnesota's defense for the last 10 season, and he was still productive in 2019 with eight sacks.
If that player was released halfway through the deal, there would be a cap hit of $2 million in dead money during what was supposed to be the third year of the contract, to represent the sunk cost of the two unfulfilled years. The Washington football team could be on the verge of a Valentine’s Day massacre.
The Jets have a little more than $30 million in cap space, according to Over The Cap, after C.J. Carolina is rebuilding, so they want the books as clear as possible down the road.But Turner earned Pro Bowl berths every year save for his rookie campaign since being drafted by Carolina in the third round out of LSU in 2014. Washington gave Richardson a five-year, $40M contract in 2018 with the expectation that he would take off in his prime years. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Good.The Saints cutting Warford, a Pro Bowler in all three of his seasons in New Orleans, was a surprising move, albeit one lessened by the selection of interior lineman Cesar Ruiz in the first round of the draft and the massive five-year extension handed to left guard Andrus Peat.